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Re: In wall Conduit



didnt see this come through so ive emailed my reply again..


thanks tim, it took a while but we got there in the end.  Got full approval
from SWMBO before the build after I showed here Grooves floating wall build
on the avforums which i got inspiration (copied) off :)

yup its on an x10 dimmer module.  Think its about 18w per metre and i put
about 5-6 metres in.  I rarely dim it though, just keep it at full
brightness.  The only thing is they get warm so you might want to remember
that if you run it around a TV with vents.  the Ikea LEDS run quite cool
and
work well on the back of the tv.

The good thing with a floating wall is the lack of conduit, i could drop a
laptop through the hole where the cables go  :)

Stu


2008/10/20 Tim <timsyahoo@xxxxxxx>

>   Thanks Stuart,
>
> Very nice pics - it looks very professional. The bracket looks very
sturdy
> too so that's reassuring.
>
> Does your ropelight run on the X10 dimmer module ok, and you're above
the
> min load? I was thinking about it for behind the screen (where you
have
> your
> LEDs) but I realized I needed quite a lot to get to 60W.
>
> Thanks again for posting.
>
> Tim.
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx <ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com> [mailto:
> ukha_d@xxxxxxx <ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>] On Behalf Of
> > Stuart Worrall
> > Sent: 20 October 2008 14:42
> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx <ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>
> > Subject: Re: [ukha_d] In wall Conduit
> >
> > ive got one of those from amazon but its the tilt version on a
panny 42".
> > Is very good for the price and very solid. A great buy and it
does indeed
> > look too cheap!
> >
> > I did a floating wall build with it which is posted on the
avforums if
> you
> > want to take a look as there are pics of the bracket on the
thread
> >
> >
> http://www.avforums.com/forums/home-cinema-diy/734383-sworralls-floating-
> > wall-thread-yes-another-one.html
> >
> > Stu
> >
> > 2008/10/20 Tim Hawes
<timsyahoo@xxxxxxx<timsyahoo%40googlemail.com>
> >
> >
> > > It's ok, it was a purely selfish question re: screen &
bracket - I'm
> > > looking for a bracket too :-)
> > > I'm tempted by this one. The reviews are ok, but it just
seems *too*
> > > cheap... I've got a 40" Sony and there are plenty of
Sony owners in
> > > the reviews so it may be ok.
> > > http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B000RIXEVW
> > >
> > > Do you have to pull the cable round the corners in one go,
or do you
> > > have access to the corners?
> > > For me, I can get to each corner so have only put trunking
in for the
> > > straight run in the plaster.
> > >
> > > Depending on the connector size you could probably pull the
3 hdmi at
> > > once, if the connectors are staggered down the length, and
you can get
> > > to the corners/bends.
> > >
> > > The other thing I did was to fit the cables into the
trunking while it
> > > was exposed in the wall and then clip the lid on, i.e.
before
> > > plastering. At worst, you could cut the connectors off to
pull the
> > > cable out for an upgrade later.
> > >
> > > There are some pics of my retrofit in the "Tim
Hawes" album on yahoo
> > > (UKHA group area).
> > >
> > > HTH,
> > >
> > > Tim.
> > >
> > > On Mon, Oct 20, 2008 at 11:28 AM, Robert James
> > <rob68james@xxxxxxx
<rob68james%40hotmail.com><rob68james%
> 40hotmail.com>>
> > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Sorry, I was a bit vague wasn't I...
> > > >
> > > > TV is 37" Panasonic and I haven't chosen the
bracket yet (again open
> > to
> > > suggestions).
> > > >
> > > > I am looking at running 3 separate HDMI and 2 x Cat5,
so the conduit
> > > needs to be big enough to run these cables including
connectors on the
> > HDMI.
> > > The run will not be straight either, so I will need
something without
> > right
> > > angles as I assume these will be quite hard to pull through.
If I do
> > this
> > > right first time, It should be relatively hassle free when
changing
> > > everything and terminating Fibre in ten years time...
> > > >
> > > > Regardsttp://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
>
>
>



--
Stu Worrall
stu.worrall@xxxxxxx
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sworrall


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